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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Gallo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallo.
Gallo throws a one two combo.
Gallo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sparza.
Sparza just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparza misses with a lunging right hand
and Sparza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sparza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparza.
No joy there for Gallo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallo defending well as Sparza loads up on a big left hand.
Sparza throws a hook but Gallo blocks it.
Sparza throws a nice looking combination but Gallo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gallo counters with a big head kick but Sparza shrugs it off.
Sparza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparza throws a jab when Gallo was well out of range.
Sparza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallo as he jumps to the side.
Sparza misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Gallo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sparza misses.
Sparza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallo.
Sparza shoots in for a takedown but Gallo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Sparza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparza swinging wildly here.
Gallo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gallo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sparza.
Gallo defending well as Sparza loads up on a big left hand.
Sparza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gallo to the mat! Gallo manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparza throws an elbow that misses. Gallo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sparza's guard. Nice move by Gallo!
Gallo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparza is retaining full guard.
Gallo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sparza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gallo, into his guard.
Gallo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sparza trying to control but Gallo is working from the bottom.
Gallo trying to keep a closed guard but Sparza is proving a slippery customer.
Gallo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gallo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparza.
Sparza scoring with some ground and pound.
Gallo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gallo on the ground.
Sparza stopping the sweep attempt from Gallo.
Sparza is working Gallo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparza postures up in Gallo's guard and throws a big left but Gallo blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparza throwing strikes from guard but Gallo blocks nicely.
Sparza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gallo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparza.
Gallo working a defensive guard here.
Sparza trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparza lands a couple of digs.
Gallo wants to sweep here but Sparza controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sparza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sparza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gallo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gallo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sparza back to the cage. Gallo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gallo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Ryan Gallo has been cut.
Gallo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparza.
Sparza missing with a left hand there. Gallo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparza misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Sparza.
Sparza misses with a looping right.
Gallo tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallo avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallo scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza throws a hook but Gallo blocks it.
Gallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sparza throws out a loose jab but Gallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparza misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gallo counter with a right hand.
Gallo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Gallo does no damage.
Sparza throws a nice looking combination but Gallo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryan Gallo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Sparza does no damage.
Sparza throws a hook but Gallo avoids it easily.
Gallo throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallo misses with a head kick.
Gallo is breathing heavily.
Sparza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallo.
Gallo takes one to the chin there.
Gallo swinging wildly here.
Tito Sparza is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gallo.
Sparza misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sparza. Those never looked like landing.
Sparza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparza just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tito Sparza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sparza drops his shoulder and cracks Gallo with a huge uppercut! Gallo goes down! Can Sparza finish him?
Gallo is rocked!
That has opened up Ryan Gallo's cut even more.
Gallo working a defensive guard here.
Gallo is still in real trouble! Can Sparza finish him?
Sparza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gallo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gallo seems to have recovered his senses.
Gallo trying to keep a closed guard but Sparza is proving a slippery customer.
Sparza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparza wants to control from the top but Gallo keeps moving.
Sparza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparza works over Gallo with some ground and pound from guard.
Sparza lands a couple of elbows.
Sparza distracts Gallo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sparza throws a strike but Gallo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallo won't allow Sparza to sweep him here.
Sparza looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gallo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo wants to pass the guard but Sparza is defending well.
Sparza is concentrating on defense, preventing Gallo from advancing position.
Gallo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparza is trying to get back to full guard.
Sparza is refusing to be controlled, as Gallo sits in half guard.
Sparza pushes Gallo off looking to stand but Gallo dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sparza sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sparza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Gallo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gallo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gallo lands a two punch combo.
Gallo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sparza misses with the combination.
Sparza rushes Gallo with punches - Gallo moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Gallo goes down! Sparza follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Sparza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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